2012–13 year in French women's football was a landmark period defined by historic international milestones and domestic dominance. On the global stage, the senior national team, Les Bleues, made their Olympic debut at the London 2012 Games, ultimately securing a hard-fought fourth-place finish after a narrow bronze-medal defeat to Canada. Meanwhile, the youth system made history in October 2012 when the under-17 national team captured France's first-ever women's world title by winning the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup against North Korea. Domestically, Olympique Lyonnais ruled the club circuit, securing a perfect league record to win the 2012–13 Division 1 Féminine alongside the Coupe de France, though they narrowly missed out on European glory by finishing as runners-up in the UEFA Women's Champions League.